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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Flagging and Traffic Control Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to control the movement of traffic through construction and maintenance zones and to protect the safety of work crews, drivers, and pedestrians. Includes instruction in flagging duties and responsibilities, the traffic control zone, flagging signals, pavement markers, freeway flagging, utility flagging, emergency response flagging, and night traffic control.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Duties include patching broken or eroded pavement and repairing guard rails, highway markers, and snow fences. May also mow or clear brush from along road, or plow snow from roadway.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $40,751
    "Salary Value"  is a salary score which represents the average of salary medians for all jobs attainable with this degree, per metro area and/or per state.
  • Average of Job Growth Averages (U.S.): 5.7%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: 1 year
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $32,893/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $13,749/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $30,547/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $16,030/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $31,720/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $14,890/yr

All information is based on data collected by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and National Center for Education Statistics.

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Average Salary Medians

What Are Salary Medians?

Salary median is the average salary amount earned by workers, calculated per industry or per metro area. Average salary median is an average of median salaries for jobs that are attainable with this degree. Metro area average salary median is the average of salary medians for jobs within a metro area. State average salary median is the average of all metro area average salary medians within that state.

For more information about salary medians and average salary medians, please read this blog post, "Average Salary Median" vs. "Salary Median".

Click on any state in the table below to see which metro areas earn the highest median salaries. If you see "N/A" next to a state, it means that no data is available about that state for this degree.

Overall Salary Value: $40,751

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Washington ($56,243) in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($39,780).

Alaska nonmetropolitan area $39,780
$39,780
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($35,380).

Auburn-Opelika, AL $32,690
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $30,240
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $35,380
Dothan, AL $27,710
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $35,080
Gadsden, AL $30,110
Huntsville, AL $33,800
Mobile, AL $30,960
Montgomery, AL $29,700
Tuscaloosa, AL $31,090
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $30,250
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $29,740
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $29,300
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $29,480
$31,109
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Jonesboro, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($33,220).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $30,630
Hot Springs, AR $31,100
Jonesboro, AR $33,220
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $32,720
Pine Bluff, AR $29,790
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $31,070
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $30,940
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $30,360
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $29,670
$31,056
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($45,210).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $39,070
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $45,210
Prescott, AZ $39,560
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $36,430
Tucson, AZ $43,110
Yuma, AZ $35,050
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $39,910
$39,763
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($73,210).

Chico, CA $48,970
Fresno, CA $39,170
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $47,900
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $51,900
Merced, CA $56,660
Modesto, CA $52,200
Napa, CA $47,590
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $51,800
Redding, CA $51,870
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $50,430
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $46,810
Salinas, CA $57,990
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $49,350
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $66,480
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $73,210
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $53,640
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $61,530
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $54,980
Santa Rosa, CA $37,440
Stockton-Lodi, CA $46,400
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $64,400
Visalia-Porterville, CA $47,590
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $46,100
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $48,140
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $46,590
$51,966
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($47,890).

Colorado Springs, CO $42,260
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $47,520
Fort Collins, CO $41,960
Grand Junction, CO $45,930
Greeley, CO $46,050
Pueblo, CO $45,910
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $39,970
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $45,920
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $47,890
$44,823
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Danbury, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($57,000).

Danbury, CT $57,000
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $54,300
New Haven, CT $56,800
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $51,620
Waterbury, CT $56,330
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $54,330
$55,063
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($36,300).

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $28,890
Jacksonville, FL $31,670
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $27,360
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $35,780
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $32,360
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $33,780
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $27,190
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $36,300
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $33,050
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $27,610
$31,399
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Dalton, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($35,270).

Athens-Clarke County, GA $32,760
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $32,040
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $28,990
Dalton, GA $35,270
Macon, GA $24,160
Valdosta, GA $28,620
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $28,880
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $26,530
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $25,260
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $25,890
$28,840
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($28,480).

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $28,480
$28,480
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($54,080).

Cedar Rapids, IA $49,370
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $40,550
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $54,080
Dubuque, IA $48,430
Iowa City, IA $48,820
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $47,220
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $45,990
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $47,030
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $47,280
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $46,750
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $48,360
$47,625
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($55,740).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $55,740
Idaho Falls, ID $39,720
Lewiston, ID-WA $50,840
Twin Falls, ID $41,520
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $40,260
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $40,060
$44,690
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($58,440).

Carbondale-Marion, IL $53,040
Champaign-Urbana, IL $53,020
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $58,440
Danville, IL $48,870
Decatur, IL $53,030
Kankakee, IL $57,620
Peoria, IL $56,230
Rockford, IL $44,620
Springfield, IL $53,040
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $51,530
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $50,460
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $48,290
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $42,390
$51,583
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($43,330).

Elkhart-Goshen, IN $42,130
Evansville, IN-KY $35,350
Fort Wayne, IN $37,780
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $38,610
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $39,190
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $36,430
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $43,330
Terre Haute, IN $36,680
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $35,410
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $35,770
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $36,880
$37,960
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($38,550).

Manhattan, KS $38,550
Topeka, KS $36,360
Wichita, KS $35,360
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $35,480
$36,438
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($37,260).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $30,380
Lexington-Fayette, KY $31,910
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $37,260
Owensboro, KY $34,780
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $34,350
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $29,280
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $30,090
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $31,230
$32,410
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($35,070).

Baton Rouge, LA $28,570
Hammond, LA $27,690
Lafayette, LA $29,670
Monroe, LA $27,310
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $32,260
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $29,390
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $35,070
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $27,490
$29,681
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($49,990).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $49,990
Leominster-Gardner, MA $48,690
Pittsfield, MA $49,900
Springfield, MA-CT $46,560
Worcester, MA-CT $48,310
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $47,880
$48,555
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Cumberland, MD-WV metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($44,140).

Cumberland, MD-WV $44,140
Salisbury, MD-DE $36,480
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $34,870
$38,497
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($43,790).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $36,860
Portland-South Portland, ME $43,790
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $39,830
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $37,930
$39,603
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Flint, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($52,140).

Battle Creek, MI $47,040
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $44,690
Flint, MI $52,140
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $41,100
Jackson, MI $44,870
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $46,370
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $46,580
Monroe, MI $48,190
Muskegon, MI $43,710
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $44,510
Saginaw, MI $44,700
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $46,300
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $44,690
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $46,550
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $43,210
$45,643
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($56,940).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $50,400
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $56,940
Rochester, MN $54,810
St. Cloud, MN $56,440
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $53,340
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $54,180
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $52,610
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $53,900
$54,078
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($39,660).

Columbia, MO $33,440
Jefferson City, MO $34,970
Joplin, MO $35,120
Kansas City, MO-KS $39,660
St. Joseph, MO-KS $35,160
St. Louis, MO-IL $38,520
Springfield, MO $35,040
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $35,130
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $35,120
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $35,130
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $35,120
$35,674
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($29,110).

Hattiesburg, MS $24,970
Jackson, MS $29,110
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $28,900
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $25,530
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $28,800
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $25,820
$27,188
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Missoula, MT metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($48,040).

Great Falls, MT $45,450
Missoula, MT $48,040
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $44,800
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $44,430
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $45,100
$45,564
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Greenville, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($39,210).

Burlington, NC $38,660
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $37,860
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $38,660
Fayetteville, NC $38,660
Goldsboro, NC $38,660
Greensboro-High Point, NC $38,660
Greenville, NC $39,210
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $38,650
New Bern, NC $38,660
Raleigh, NC $39,000
Rocky Mount, NC $38,660
Winston-Salem, NC $38,660
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $38,650
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $38,660
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $38,660
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $38,670
$38,665
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($50,390).

Fargo, ND-MN $49,890
Grand Forks, ND-MN $48,410
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $50,390
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $48,410
$49,275
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($42,300).

Lincoln, NE $37,460
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $42,300
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $37,300
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $37,300
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $38,540
$38,580
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Manchester, NH metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($43,620).

Manchester, NH $43,620
Portsmouth, NH-ME $36,720
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $40,990
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $39,390
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $39,220
$39,988
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($48,640).

Ocean City, NJ $30,510
Trenton, NJ $48,640
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $35,480
$38,210
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($38,530).

Farmington, NM $36,250
Las Cruces, NM $34,530
Santa Fe, NM $38,530
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $34,920
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $35,730
$35,992
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($45,170).

Nevada nonmetropolitan area $45,170
$45,170
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($50,790).

Binghamton, NY $41,320
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $48,390
Elmira, NY $47,640
Glens Falls, NY $42,530
Ithaca, NY $49,430
Kingston, NY $47,970
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $50,790
Rochester, NY $48,700
Syracuse, NY $43,740
Utica-Rome, NY $42,350
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $43,530
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $41,690
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $43,150
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $42,220
$45,246
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Toledo, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($50,480).

Canton-Massillon, OH $39,560
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $43,090
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $48,050
Columbus, OH $44,140
Dayton, OH $47,060
Lima, OH $45,630
Mansfield, OH $46,050
Springfield, OH $37,740
Toledo, OH $50,480
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $37,900
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $39,330
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $39,850
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $37,740
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $35,430
$42,289
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($40,360).

Oklahoma City, OK $38,070
Tulsa, OK $32,660
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $30,450
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $40,360
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $33,690
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $31,960
$34,532
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Salem, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($55,910).

Eugene, OR $50,710
Grants Pass, OR $46,350
Medford, OR $54,670
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $55,900
Salem, OR $55,910
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $52,550
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $52,270
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $50,710
$52,384
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($49,660).

Altoona, PA $45,890
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $38,080
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $45,860
East Stroudsburg, PA $49,660
Erie, PA $41,910
Gettysburg, PA $37,590
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $45,300
Johnstown, PA $28,650
Lancaster, PA $47,990
Lebanon, PA $41,170
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $47,080
Pittsburgh, PA $47,140
Reading, PA $45,350
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $42,720
State College, PA $42,080
Williamsport, PA $36,600
York-Hanover, PA $47,250
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $39,020
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $38,290
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $36,890
$42,226
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($18,110).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $18,100
Ponce, PR $17,380
San German, PR $17,860
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $18,110
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $18,070
$17,904
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($35,010).

Columbia, SC $31,260
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $31,510
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $26,840
Spartanburg, SC $31,640
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $35,010
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $30,800
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $31,250
$31,187
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($36,980).

Sioux Falls, SD $36,980
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $36,540
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $36,550
$36,690
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Knoxville, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($36,570).

Clarksville, TN-KY $32,230
Cleveland, TN $33,240
Jackson, TN $34,860
Johnson City, TN $36,460
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $34,720
Knoxville, TN $36,570
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $29,370
Morristown, TN $29,200
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $34,860
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $33,370
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $32,270
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $31,130
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $29,700
$32,922
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Longview, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($45,620).

Amarillo, TX $36,680
Austin-Round Rock, TX $37,690
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $38,730
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $28,640
College Station-Bryan, TX $26,640
Corpus Christi, TX $39,750
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $36,580
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $35,900
Killeen-Temple, TX $35,180
Longview, TX $45,620
Lubbock, TX $31,690
Odessa, TX $40,350
San Angelo, TX $35,820
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $36,020
Texarkana, TX-AR $30,880
Waco, TX $31,830
Wichita Falls, TX $33,980
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $39,600
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $37,550
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $34,520
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $35,220
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $27,820
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $25,560
$34,880
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Central Utah nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($43,440).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $42,790
Provo-Orem, UT $42,060
St. George, UT $42,670
Salt Lake City, UT $31,280
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $42,630
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $43,440
$40,812
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($40,220).

Richmond, VA $37,670
Roanoke, VA $36,460
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $36,160
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $36,580
Winchester, VA-WV $39,300
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $36,880
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $38,160
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $40,220
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $39,790
$37,913
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($44,250).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $43,940
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $44,250
$44,095
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Racine, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($57,270).

Eau Claire, WI $46,150
Fond du Lac, WI $45,390
Green Bay, WI $46,540
Janesville-Beloit, WI $45,540
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $49,430
Madison, WI $47,680
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $54,040
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $49,480
Racine, WI $57,270
Sheboygan, WI $50,040
Wausau, WI $39,390
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $48,900
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $42,420
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $45,230
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $46,880
$47,625
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Charleston, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($39,240).

Charleston, WV $39,240
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $37,840
Morgantown, WV $29,080
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $28,650
Wheeling, WV-OH $32,790
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $28,460
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $31,980
$32,577
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($42,500).

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $42,500
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $40,180
$41,340

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $40,751

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is Washington ($56,243) in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Associate's)

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($39,780) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Alaska nonmetropolitan area $39,780
$39,780
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Associate's)

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($35,380) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $32,690
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $30,240
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $35,380
Dothan, AL $27,710
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $35,080
Gadsden, AL $30,110
Huntsville, AL $33,800
Mobile, AL $30,960
Montgomery, AL $29,700
Tuscaloosa, AL $31,090
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $30,250
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $29,740
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $29,300
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $29,480
$31,109
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Associate's)

Jonesboro, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($33,220) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $30,630
Hot Springs, AR $31,100
Jonesboro, AR $33,220
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $32,720
Pine Bluff, AR $29,790
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $31,070
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $30,940
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $30,360
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $29,670
$31,056
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Associate's)

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($45,210) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $39,070
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $45,210
Prescott, AZ $39,560
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $36,430
Tucson, AZ $43,110
Yuma, AZ $35,050
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $39,910
$39,763
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Associate's)

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($73,210) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $48,970
Fresno, CA $39,170
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $47,900
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $51,900
Merced, CA $56,660
Modesto, CA $52,200
Napa, CA $47,590
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $51,800
Redding, CA $51,870
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $50,430
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $46,810
Salinas, CA $57,990
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $49,350
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $66,480
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $73,210
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $53,640
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $61,530
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $54,980
Santa Rosa, CA $37,440
Stockton-Lodi, CA $46,400
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $64,400
Visalia-Porterville, CA $47,590
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $46,100
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $48,140
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $46,590
$51,966
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Associate's)

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($47,890) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $42,260
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $47,520
Fort Collins, CO $41,960
Grand Junction, CO $45,930
Greeley, CO $46,050
Pueblo, CO $45,910
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $39,970
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $45,920
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $47,890
$44,823
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Associate's)

Danbury, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($57,000) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $57,000
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $54,300
New Haven, CT $56,800
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $51,620
Waterbury, CT $56,330
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $54,330
$55,063
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Associate's)

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($36,300) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $28,890
Jacksonville, FL $31,670
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $27,360
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $35,780
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $32,360
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $33,780
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $27,190
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $36,300
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $33,050
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $27,610
$31,399
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Associate's)

Dalton, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($35,270) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $32,760
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $32,040
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $28,990
Dalton, GA $35,270
Macon, GA $24,160
Valdosta, GA $28,620
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $28,880
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $26,530
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $25,260
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $25,890
$28,840
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (Associate's)

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($28,480) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $28,480
$28,480
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Associate's)

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($54,080) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $49,370
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $40,550
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $54,080
Dubuque, IA $48,430
Iowa City, IA $48,820
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $47,220
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $45,990
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $47,030
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $47,280
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $46,750
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $48,360
$47,625
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (Associate's)

Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($55,740) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $55,740
Idaho Falls, ID $39,720
Lewiston, ID-WA $50,840
Twin Falls, ID $41,520
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $40,260
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $40,060
$44,690
Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (Associate's)

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($58,440) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $53,040
Champaign-Urbana, IL $53,020
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $58,440
Danville, IL $48,870
Decatur, IL $53,030
Kankakee, IL $57,620
Peoria, IL $56,230
Rockford, IL $44,620
Springfield, IL $53,040
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $51,530
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $50,460
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $48,290
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $42,390
$51,583
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Associate's)

South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($43,330) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Elkhart-Goshen, IN $42,130
Evansville, IN-KY $35,350
Fort Wayne, IN $37,780
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $38,610
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $39,190
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $36,430
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $43,330
Terre Haute, IN $36,680
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $35,410
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $35,770
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $36,880
$37,960
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (Associate's)

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($38,550) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $38,550
Topeka, KS $36,360
Wichita, KS $35,360
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $35,480
$36,438
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Associate's)

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($37,260) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $30,380
Lexington-Fayette, KY $31,910
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $37,260
Owensboro, KY $34,780
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $34,350
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $29,280
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $30,090
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $31,230
$32,410
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Associate's)

Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($35,070) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $28,570
Hammond, LA $27,690
Lafayette, LA $29,670
Monroe, LA $27,310
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $32,260
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $29,390
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $35,070
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $27,490
$29,681
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Associate's)

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($49,990) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $49,990
Leominster-Gardner, MA $48,690
Pittsfield, MA $49,900
Springfield, MA-CT $46,560
Worcester, MA-CT $48,310
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $47,880
$48,555
Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (Associate's)

Cumberland, MD-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($44,140) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cumberland, MD-WV $44,140
Salisbury, MD-DE $36,480
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $34,870
$38,497
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Associate's)

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($43,790) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $36,860
Portland-South Portland, ME $43,790
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $39,830
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $37,930
$39,603
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Associate's)

Flint, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($52,140) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI $47,040
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $44,690
Flint, MI $52,140
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $41,100
Jackson, MI $44,870
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $46,370
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $46,580
Monroe, MI $48,190
Muskegon, MI $43,710
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $44,510
Saginaw, MI $44,700
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $46,300
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $44,690
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $46,550
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $43,210
$45,643
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (Associate's)

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($56,940) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $50,400
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $56,940
Rochester, MN $54,810
St. Cloud, MN $56,440
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $53,340
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $54,180
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $52,610
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $53,900
$54,078
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Associate's)

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($39,660) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO $33,440
Jefferson City, MO $34,970
Joplin, MO $35,120
Kansas City, MO-KS $39,660
St. Joseph, MO-KS $35,160
St. Louis, MO-IL $38,520
Springfield, MO $35,040
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $35,130
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $35,120
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $35,130
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $35,120
$35,674
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Associate's)

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($29,110) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $24,970
Jackson, MS $29,110
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $28,900
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $25,530
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $28,800
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $25,820
$27,188
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (Associate's)

Missoula, MT metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($48,040) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $45,450
Missoula, MT $48,040
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $44,800
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $44,430
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $45,100
$45,564
North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Associate's)

Greenville, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($39,210) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $38,660
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $37,860
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $38,660
Fayetteville, NC $38,660
Goldsboro, NC $38,660
Greensboro-High Point, NC $38,660
Greenville, NC $39,210
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $38,650
New Bern, NC $38,660
Raleigh, NC $39,000
Rocky Mount, NC $38,660
Winston-Salem, NC $38,660
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $38,650
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $38,660
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $38,660
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $38,670
$38,665
North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (Associate's)

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($50,390) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $49,890
Grand Forks, ND-MN $48,410
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $50,390
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $48,410
$49,275
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Associate's)

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($42,300) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $37,460
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $42,300
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $37,300
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $37,300
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $38,540
$38,580
New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Associate's)

Manchester, NH metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($43,620) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $43,620
Portsmouth, NH-ME $36,720
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $40,990
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $39,390
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $39,220
$39,988
New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Associate's)

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($48,640) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $30,510
Trenton, NJ $48,640
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $35,480
$38,210
New Mexico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Associate's)

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($38,530) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $36,250
Las Cruces, NM $34,530
Santa Fe, NM $38,530
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $34,920
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $35,730
$35,992
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Associate's)

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($45,170) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Nevada nonmetropolitan area $45,170
$45,170
New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Associate's)

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($50,790) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $41,320
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $48,390
Elmira, NY $47,640
Glens Falls, NY $42,530
Ithaca, NY $49,430
Kingston, NY $47,970
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $50,790
Rochester, NY $48,700
Syracuse, NY $43,740
Utica-Rome, NY $42,350
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $43,530
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $41,690
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $43,150
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $42,220
$45,246
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Associate's)

Toledo, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($50,480) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $39,560
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $43,090
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $48,050
Columbus, OH $44,140
Dayton, OH $47,060
Lima, OH $45,630
Mansfield, OH $46,050
Springfield, OH $37,740
Toledo, OH $50,480
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $37,900
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $39,330
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $39,850
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $37,740
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $35,430
$42,289
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Associate's)

Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($40,360) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Oklahoma City, OK $38,070
Tulsa, OK $32,660
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $30,450
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $40,360
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $33,690
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $31,960
$34,532
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Associate's)

Salem, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($55,910) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Eugene, OR $50,710
Grants Pass, OR $46,350
Medford, OR $54,670
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $55,900
Salem, OR $55,910
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $52,550
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $52,270
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $50,710
$52,384
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Associate's)

East Stroudsburg, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($49,660) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $45,890
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $38,080
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $45,860
East Stroudsburg, PA $49,660
Erie, PA $41,910
Gettysburg, PA $37,590
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $45,300
Johnstown, PA $28,650
Lancaster, PA $47,990
Lebanon, PA $41,170
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $47,080
Pittsburgh, PA $47,140
Reading, PA $45,350
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $42,720
State College, PA $42,080
Williamsport, PA $36,600
York-Hanover, PA $47,250
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $39,020
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $38,290
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $36,890
$42,226
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Associate's)

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($18,110) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $18,100
Ponce, PR $17,380
San German, PR $17,860
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $18,110
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $18,070
$17,904
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Associate's)

Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($35,010) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $31,260
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $31,510
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $26,840
Spartanburg, SC $31,640
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $35,010
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $30,800
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $31,250
$31,187
South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Associate's)

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($36,980) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $36,980
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $36,540
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $36,550
$36,690
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Associate's)

Knoxville, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($36,570) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $32,230
Cleveland, TN $33,240
Jackson, TN $34,860
Johnson City, TN $36,460
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $34,720
Knoxville, TN $36,570
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $29,370
Morristown, TN $29,200
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $34,860
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $33,370
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $32,270
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $31,130
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $29,700
$32,922
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Associate's)

Longview, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($45,620) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $36,680
Austin-Round Rock, TX $37,690
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $38,730
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $28,640
College Station-Bryan, TX $26,640
Corpus Christi, TX $39,750
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $36,580
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $35,900
Killeen-Temple, TX $35,180
Longview, TX $45,620
Lubbock, TX $31,690
Odessa, TX $40,350
San Angelo, TX $35,820
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $36,020
Texarkana, TX-AR $30,880
Waco, TX $31,830
Wichita Falls, TX $33,980
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $39,600
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $37,550
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $34,520
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $35,220
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $27,820
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $25,560
$34,880
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (Associate's)

Central Utah nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($43,440) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $42,790
Provo-Orem, UT $42,060
St. George, UT $42,670
Salt Lake City, UT $31,280
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $42,630
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $43,440
$40,812
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Associate's)

Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($40,220) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Richmond, VA $37,670
Roanoke, VA $36,460
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $36,160
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $36,580
Winchester, VA-WV $39,300
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $36,880
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $38,160
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $40,220
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $39,790
$37,913
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Associate's)

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($44,250) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $43,940
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $44,250
$44,095
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Associate's)

Racine, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($57,270) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $46,150
Fond du Lac, WI $45,390
Green Bay, WI $46,540
Janesville-Beloit, WI $45,540
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $49,430
Madison, WI $47,680
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $54,040
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $49,480
Racine, WI $57,270
Sheboygan, WI $50,040
Wausau, WI $39,390
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $48,900
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $42,420
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $45,230
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $46,880
$47,625
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Associate's)

Charleston, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($39,240) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $39,240
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $37,840
Morgantown, WV $29,080
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $28,650
Wheeling, WV-OH $32,790
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $28,460
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $31,980
$32,577
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Associate's)

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($42,500) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $42,500
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $40,180
$41,340

1 Job Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require an associate's degree.  For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $40,751. 

  Highway Maintenance Workers

Maintain highways, municipal and rural roads, airport runways, and rights-of-way. Duties include patching broken or eroded pavement and repairing guard rails, highway markers, and snow fences. May also mow or clear brush from along road, or plow snow from roadway.

Salary Ratio: 0.64    

The Salary Ratio is a comparison of the average salary median compared to the average cost of obtaining this degree (average of undergraduate and graduate costs). It takes a job's average salary median and then compares it to the combined average cost of undergraduate degrees (1-4 years) and graduate degrees (6 years for a masters, 8 years for a doctorate) needed to qualify for that job.

A ratio that's close to 1, or greater, indicates that the average salary median which can be earned is substantial compared to the average cost of obtaining the degree. A Salary Ratio of 0, "N/A", or "INF" implies that school data is not available to provide a proper evaluation. Explore other factors such as the years of work experience usually required, the degree level normally required, and the types of attainable jobs to determine the feasibility of pursuing this degree.

Common Job Titles    
  • Asphalt Raker
  • Caltrans Equipment Operator
  • Certified Flagger
  • Construction Flagger
  • Equipment Operator (EO)
  • Flagger
  • Highway Maintainer
  • Highway Maintenance Crew Worker
  • Highway Maintenance Technician
  • Highway Maintenance Worker
  • Highway Worker
  • Hot Oiler
  • Lane Marker Installer
  • Maintenance Technician
  • Maintenance Worker
  • Material Handler
  • Materials Handling Equipment Operator
  • Oil Spreader Operator
  • Quick Technician
  • Road Builder
  • Road Crew Member
  • Road Maker
  • Road Mender
  • Road Oiler
  • Road Oiling Truck Driver
  • Road Patcher
  • Road Repairer
  • Road Sign Installer
  • Road Worker
  • Snow Plow Operator
  • Street Worker
  • Traffic Control Flagger
  • Traffic Control Specialist
  • Traffic Flagger
  • Traffic Signal Technician
  • Transportation Maintenance Operator
  • Transportation Maintenance Specialist (TMS)
  • Transportation Technician
  • Transportation Worker
  • US Salary Median: $40,508
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 5.7%
  • Prior Experience: 1 year
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's


Average Education Costs

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $13,749 per year (or $32,893 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $27,498 to earn an associate's (or $65,786 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Flagging and Traffic Control Degrees

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

210 Burruss Hall, 800 Drillfield Dr. - Blacksburg, VA

Out-of-state cost: $32,893/year
In-state cost: $13,749/year
Degrees: Certificate

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